Apple Pencil

Apple Pencil

Get an in-depth look at Apple Pencil.

What’s in the Box

Apple Pencil, Lightning adapter and extra tip

Overview

Apple Pencil expands the power of iPad Pro and iPad (6th generation) and opens up new creative possibilities. It’s sensitive to pressure and tilt so you can easily vary line weight, create subtle shading and produce a wide range of artistic effects — just like a conventional pencil, but with pixel-perfect precision.

REALLY. Still no replacement tips!

Yes this is the best stylus ever made, no doubt about it. But having no ability to replace a seven cents piece of plastic at the end of the stylus is more than
Yes this is the best stylus ever made, no doubt about it. But having no ability to replace a seven cents piece of plastic at the end of the stylus is more than just a little frustrating. I love my new iPad Pro, but for me without the pencil it is not one stitch more useful than my three-year-old iPad.
I bought the pencil, which wasn't easy as everyone will remember, but now having lost one tip, and gone through the other, I have $1400 worth of technology that is next to useless because I cannot buy a new tip, which would likely be seven cents worth of material, which I would still happily buy for Apples hugh markup... $10????... If replacement TIPS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE...
This so atypical for Apple.... it just makes me sick with frustration!
Please Apple..MARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS OR ALLOW OTHERS TO DO IT!!! I have spent too much time and money on your products to be treated so poorly.

Written by Danah C from Calgary

05-Feb-2016

9087 of 10285 people found this useful

Is this review useful?REALLY. Still no replacement tips!

3.0 out of 5 stars

It's sketchy...but don't DARE drop it.

I love the way the pencil works as a drawing tool and it's as good if not better than any Wacom product (5 stars for that). When you bear down it can get confus
I love the way the pencil works as a drawing tool and it's as good if not better than any Wacom product (5 stars for that). When you bear down it can get confused and flash it's edge shading tool. I got mine in 3 weeks. The cylindrical industrial design promotes breakage as every other #2 pencil in the world is faceted so as not to roll off a desk. No eraser as on Wacom and 53. Lots of changing tools. Mine fell from my pants pocket to the ground (3 feet) and the tip bent and it would not draw properly. I changed the tip and now it works better, but still has sensing issues. Dropping a computer is a rarity, but dropping a pencil is pretty commonplace. Seems too precious for long term everyday use. How can you reinvent a 99 cent pencil into a $99. pencil and have it be this fragile? (2 star deduction.) It falls nose down with all the electronics inside so I was toast. It's also about an inch longer than the average pen so it seems awkward in a shirt pocket, thus flipping out of my side pant pocket. Be careful not to lose the chicklet sized adapter that allows it it be charged by cord. No means of attaching it to the case. Samsung buried theirs in the device. When it works I love it and the software can only get better. Great pencil, just don't drop it..

Written by Edward a S from Los Angeles

23-Dec-2015

3928 of 4257 people found this useful

Is this review useful?It's sketchy...but don't DARE drop it.

2.0 out of 5 stars

Could be much better

The concept was great. The execution, not so much.
For it's precision, I like the small diameter tip on the pencil. However, it would be nice if an alterna
The concept was great. The execution, not so much.
For it's precision, I like the small diameter tip on the pencil. However, it would be nice if an alternate tip with a slightly softer material was available. The tap-tap-tap on my iPad Pro screen becomes very loud at night when you are next to your sleeping spouse.
For me, the body is too hard and slick to provide a comfortable secure grip, especially when combined with the natural oils exuded from your skin over time. A slightly larger diameter or a semi-hexagonal shape would be more useful, and/or the addition of a removable textured silicone sleeve for those with a weaker grip. Just because you can cram the electronics into a small tube the size of a #2 pencil doesn't mean you should do so.
The round body and too-weak magnetic attraction of the single metal ring located near the cap prevents secure temporary storage on the Smart Cover - a very convenient resting space since no other means of docking/storage on the iPad is provided. If the body had squared-off sides, and/or there was a 2nd magnetic ring near the stylus tip the adhesion to the Smart Cover would be much more secure.
With the variety of small parts that come with the pencil a small pocket-sized storage case for the adapter, the spare stylus tip, and the pencil cap (when charging) would have been a nice addition to the package.

Written by Richard B from Mount Airy

31-Jan-2016

2798 of 3229 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Could be much better

2.0 out of 5 stars

Worked okay while it lasted

The stylus was nice until it stopped working only a few months in. Very disappointed with the quality of this one specific product.

Written by Jeremy M from West bloomfield

16-Nov-2018

2 of 2 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Worked okay while it lasted

5.0 out of 5 stars

The Best!

This Apple Pencil is amazing i dont know why it took me so long to get Absolutely no flaws whatsoever!

Written by Rana B from Vaudreuil-Dorios

15-Nov-2018

0 of 1 people found this useful

Is this review useful?The Best!

1.0 out of 5 stars

Most unpractical thing to own

This pencil writes nice but is impossible to store. Also, charging adapter and cap are garbage. Left charger and adapter on a hotel nightstand, housekeeping (ri
This pencil writes nice but is impossible to store. Also, charging adapter and cap are garbage. Left charger and adapter on a hotel nightstand, housekeeping (rightfully) took it for trash and threw out the charge cap. If not them, I would have lost it by the next day. Rushed into production, I’m sure. Not well thought out. Not very “Apple”.

Best Answer:

An iPad mini 4 is an older version of the iPad. The Apple Pencil will only work on the newer models
An iPad mini 4 is an older version of the iPad. The Apple Pencil will only work on the newer models of the IPad line. Such as the IPad Pro line

Best Answer:

It will charge extremely fast if your iPad is charged to %100. The apple Pencil will only take about
It will charge extremely fast if your iPad is charged to %100. The apple Pencil will only take about 10 minutes to have a full charge. It will last a good 8-12 hours depending on the amount of use and or what your doing for instance taking notes or doing a stipple drawing will vary the time of discharge. I use the Apple Pencil for art and I get about 10 hours out of it easily.